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European-based Darley stallions produced 23 individual G1 victories in eight countries in 2016 with Dubawi leading the way and Australian shuttle sires playing their part.

Offspring of the mighty Dubawi netted seven G1 victories including a hat-trick by his leading son Postponed.

Dubawi recorded a notable landmark in October when his daughter Wuheida became his first juvenile G1 winner when taking the Prix Marcel Boussac on Arc day.

Running in the Godolphin blue, she is out of the G1 winner Hibaayeb (Singspiel).

Two weeks later Dubawi was represented by his 26th G1 winner when Journey landed the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes at Ascot. A day later Erupt led home a 1-2 for Dubawi in the G1 Woodbine International in Canada.

Australian-bred multiple G1 winner Helmet welcomed his first G1 winner in his first crop, becoming the first European freshman sire to get a top level winner when Thunder Snow triumphed in the G1 Criterium International.

Helmet ended his first European season with 16 winners of 28 races including the G3 pair Mur Hiba and Eqtiraan and the Listed-placed Boater.

In Australia Flamberge triumphed in a pair of G1 contests for his leading Australian shuttler Exceed And Excel while it was an exciting year for first-season sire Sepoy, the champion Australian colt who was represented by G1 Prix Marcel Boussac third Dabyah, G3 winner Kilmah and stakes winner Baileys Showgirl.

His tally of 19 individual winners was bettered only by Frankel among UK-based first crop sires in 2016.

Also enjoying a first winner at the highest level was Fast Company, who joins the roster at Kildangan Stud in 2017.

His daughter Jet Setting recorded a stunning victory over subsequent multiple G1 winner Minding in the Irish 1000 Guineas, being one leg of a memorable double for the stallion with G1-placed filly Devonshire landing the G2 Ridgewood Pearl Stakes on the same day.

Fellow Kildangan Stud stallion Shamardal enjoyed another stellar year, thanks in no small part to his daughter Speedy Boarding who won the G1 Prix Jean Romanet and followed up in the G1 Prix de l’Opera on Arc day.

Shamardal was also represented by Tryster, who landed the G1 Jebel Hatta in Dubai for Godolphin plus Dariyan who won the G1 Prix Ganay.

Another exciting performer for Shamardal this year was the 2YO Blue Point, winner of the G2 Gimcrack Stakes.

Teofilo also enjoyed global success with G1 winners in Australia, Dubai and France. His star miler Palentino got the ball rolling with his Australian Guineas victory while Special Fighter won the G1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 at Meydan.

Quest For More rounded off the season for him in October with success in the Prix du Cadran at Longchamp.

Iffraaj was another to record G1 success in both hemispheres with Turn Me Loose winning the G1 Futurity Stakes at Caulfield and Ribchester scoring in the Godolphin blue in the Prix Jacques les Marois in August.

His daughter Nathra narrowly missed out on making it a G1 hat-trick for her sire when runner-up in the French 1000 Guineas.

New Approach celebrated a G1 double in 2016 with Elliptique in the G1 Bayerisches Zuchtrennan while Potemkin, who finished third behind his paternal half-brother in that race, went on to land the G1 Premio Roma.

Epsom Derby winner Authorized was responsible for the highest-rated male performer in Australia this season courtesy of Hartnell, who won the G1 Turnbull Stakes at Flemington as well as a brace of G2 victories.

Vazirabad added another G1 to his tally for his sire Manduro as well as a further two G2 wins including the Dubai Gold Cup on Dubai World Cup night.

2017 will see the first runners for Dawn Approach, Epaulette and Farhh.